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Malagasy turtle dove

Streptopelia picturata

Photo by HrvojeBrzica
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Fairly large bird: Brown body and bluish head.

Habitat:

All around Mahe, near human settlements and woodlands.

Notes:

Although apparently species identification is easy, few subscpecies and introduced madagascar variety makes more exact identification difficult.

Reference Links:

EOL: Streptopelia picturata, Malagasy Turtle Dove

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